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Our Histopathology team
	Annalize Ide BVSc(Hons) MMedVet(Path) MRCVS Head of Pathology Annalize was born in South Africa in 1969. She qualified as a veterinary surgeon from Onderstepoort, South Africa in 1993. After qualifying she came to the UK, where she spent 18 months In mixed private practice in Southwest Wales, dealing mainly with dairy cattle, sheep and small animals. In 1995 she returned to Onderstepoort as a postgraduate student in Pathology. To read more click here

	Chris Knott BVSc. Cert. LAS MRCVS Chris was born in Oldham in 1958 and was educated at Manchester Grammar School and then Liverpool University, where he received the degree of BVSc in 1981. After qualifying, his first job was in a large mixed, mainly small animal practice in Basildon, Essex. Having kept all manner of unusual pets since early childhood, he naturally chose to specialize in treatment of exotic animals, with a particular interest in reptiles. To read more click here

	Daren Hanshaw BSc BVMS (Hons) MRVCS Daren qualified as a veterinary surgeon in 1987 at Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia. He has had a long career as a small animal clinical practitioner, and during this time, spent 3 years working within a university veterinary hospital environment, completed locum employment throughout the UK (including a 6 month position as a technical advisor for a major pharmaceutical company). To read more click here

	David Shearer BVetMed CertSAD PhD CBiol MIBiol MRCVS David Shearer qualified from the Royal Veterinary College in 1984 where he was medicine intern until 1985 and during which time he developed an interest in dermatology. He was in mixed practice in Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire for several years before working at the University of Bristol Veterinary School from 1988-1998. To read more click here

	Dominique Fournier DVM MVetSci Dipl. ACVP MRCVS Dominique qualified as a veterinary surgeon from the University of Montreal, Canada, in 2001. She then started a residency program in anatomic pathology at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM), Saskatoon, Canada. She obtained her Master’s degree in the summer of 2003, studying the prevalence of Maedi-visna in sheep in Alberta. To read more click here

	Nick Woodger BSc BVet Med MRCPath MRCVS Nick followed up a BSc in Animal Virology from Edinburgh University with a veterinary degree from the Royal Veterinary College in 1994. He spent five years in general mixed practice in Suffolk before taking up a residency in Veterinary Pathology at Cambridge University Veterinary School. He attained membership of the Royal College of Pathologists by examination in 2005 following spells with Finn pathologists and the Veterinary Laboratories Agency. To read more click here

	Sandy Bjornson BVSc DipRCPath MRCVS Sandy qualified from the Bristol Veterinary School in 1967 and worked in mixed practice in Wales and East Anglia. In 1993 he took a position as Lecturer in Veterinary Pathology at the Royal Veterinary College London. In addition to teaching he became heavily involved in the college pathology diagnostic service, which included post mortem examination of many species, including horses, biopsies and cytology. To read more click here

Our histopathology testing options offer practitioners fast and effective results. These services have been designed to match practitioners expectations in terms of quality and service, whilst at all times offering cost effectiveness for the practice and the practices clients. Our histopathology team our dedicated to providing the highest level of diagnostic service and is evidenced by the exceptional level of interpretation and clinical excellence this service brings to you. Our histopathology service is operated by Finn pathologists and Rest Associates. Renowned in the UK diagnostic industry for the speed and quality of diagnosis they provide, Finn pathologists and Rest Associates are now our key partners in bringing the complete cytopathology and histopathology diagnostic referral solutions to practitioners across the UK, Ireland and Europe.

Code	Testing Option	Day Run	Information
HIST	Histology	Up to 3 Days	(1 to 3 tissues 10% formal saline)
HIST4	Histopathology >3 tissues	Up to 3 Days	(> 3 tissues 10% formal saline)
	Immunohistochemistry
	Photomicrograms
FANA	Fluid Analysis	Same Day	total cell counts, total protein, albumin, globulin, cytology, interpretive summary.(EDTA & plain)
WASME	Prostatic Wash, Tracheal Wash, Bronchoalveolar Wash	Same Day	(air-dried smear, EDTA & plain)
VASE	Vasectomy Check	Ring Lab For Details
VAGME	Vaginal Smear Cytology	Same Day	(air-dried smear)
URIME	Urine Cytology	Same Day	(EDTA & plain, air-dried smear)
BONME	Bone Marrow	Same Day	(air-dried smears)
HAEM2	Bone Marrow & Haematology combined	Same Day	Suitable needles for aspirating bone marrow can be supplied on request.
CYHIS	Cytology and Histopathology	Up to 5 Days
URCY	Full Urinalysis and Cytology	Same Day
LYMCM	Lymphocyte Cellular Markers	Ring Lab For Details

For a full breakdown of the testing options we offer please click the Sample Requirements link and search for the testing option you are looking for. This link provides the sample required to perform the test and the day(s) on which the tests are run. Please note that these timings are based on samples arriving at our main facility in Devon.